Media in the Netherlands describe the Mexican as a “dueling monster” and emphasize his evolution in the attacking aspect
Edson Álvarez has regained fame at Ajax, a team in which he has grown from a substitute to a ‘hero’ of the team that leads the Eredivisie and is in the round of 32 of the Europa League, where they beat Lille 1-2 in the first game of the key.
The growth of the Mexican in the second part of the season was analyzed by Het Parool, Dutch newspaper, which qualifies the American youth squad as a ‘hero’, next to a ‘dueling monster’ because he has become the ‘defensive balance’ of all of Amsterdam, in addition to highlighting the evolution he has gone through in the attacking aspect.
At the beginning of the text, they recall the match on October 4, the day Ajax fell 0-1 against Groningen, in what was their first defeat of the season, a game in which Álvarez played 69 minutes and was criticized as one of the players with the least possession of the ball.
After that performance, the Mexican lost his place in Erik ten Hag’s eleven, because in the Eredivisie he added eight duels in which he remained on the substitute bench, in addition to six times he made the substitution.
Álvarez returned to take his place in the line-up on the nineteenth day on January 28 in the 3-1 win over Willem II and since that game, the Mexican has remained as a starter in three more Eredivisie games, in addition to the first leg of the round of 32 of the Europa League against Lille.
The Dutch newspaper highlights the defensive work of the Aztecs in the painting by Erik ten Hag: “In a selection full of technically gifted players, Álvarez brings a different taste. The Mexican is a dueling monster, the type of player Ajax misses ”.
On the other hand too point to the growth that Edson has had to contribute to the crime, as he has become one of the players to make way for Ajax, but he has also contributed with two assists in the last four league games.